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Aadhaar Act contravenes right to life and personal liberty

Aadhaar Act contravenes right to life and personal liberty

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Aadhaar-related schemes and the Aadhaar Act exist on the assumption that Right to Privacy is not a Fundamental Right.

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.

The IPO scam that changed India's primary market

The IPO scam that changed India's primary market

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Eleven years on, while 80% of scam-hit investors have been fully compensated, more than 50% of the sum is yet to be distributed.

IAF officers can't grow beards on religious grounds: SC

IAF officers can't grow beards on religious grounds: SC

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said that the Centre's decision to prohibit personnel of a particular community from sporting beard does not infringe upon the fundamental rights.

Has India paid more for the Rafales?

Has India paid more for the Rafales?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

Is the price of one fighter Rs 681 crore? Rs 686 crore? Rs 703 crore? Rs 1,063 crore? Rs 1,225 crore?

Layoffs rampant in India? Read how other nations deal with it

Layoffs rampant in India? Read how other nations deal with it

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Temporary workers not only lack job security, they get less pay and an inferior overall package.

Here come the gold diggers ... again!

Here come the gold diggers ... again!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

The Unnao gold hunt is an exercise in softening Hindu sentiments in the bigger dig for votes in Uttar Pradesh in 2014

UP's free-housing mess a national warning

UP's free-housing mess a national warning

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

With nearly a million identified slums, UP urgently requires housing for the poor

'IPL games will waste 60 lakh litres in a drought-hit state'

'IPL games will waste 60 lakh litres in a drought-hit state'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay high court stating that IPL matches must be shifted out of Maharashtra owing to the acute shortage of water in the state. Advocate Ankita Verma, Partner, DM Legal Associates, advocates for the petitioners, tells Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf how hosting the IPL in Maharashtra is tantamount to wasting huge amounts of water.

Buying and selling a property? Here are a few useful tips

Buying and selling a property? Here are a few useful tips

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Right steps you can considerably reduce the tax outgo.

Why diesel cars still make sense

Why diesel cars still make sense

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

The price differential between diesel and petrol has narrowed. But there are still enough reasons to opt for the diesel variant.

These are India's best and the brightest!

These are India's best and the brightest!

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Check out the top 10 Indian bikes that rocked the sales chart for their manufacturers

Govt puts UPA's low-cost airport project on hold

Govt puts UPA's low-cost airport project on hold

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Some have welcomed this shift in the government's stance.

How successful were surgical strikes?

How successful were surgical strikes?

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

The strategic success of the surgical strikes has not matched their brilliant tactical achievement, says Shekhar Gupta.

What heights she would have taken India!

What heights she would have taken India!

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

'She dwarfs every known politician of recent times with her imperious aura, iron will, tremendous drive, dauntless pursuit of goals she set before herself, ability to capture the people's imagination and unshakeable grip over her party and government,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Oil firms stand to gain from weaker crude prices

Oil firms stand to gain from weaker crude prices

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

Analysts are enthused by BPCL's upstream foray and have re-rated the stock in the past couple of years.

How India got the Rafale at a lower price

How India got the Rafale at a lower price

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

As the Cabinet approves the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, Nitin Gokhale/Bharatshakti.in reveals how India brought down the price of the Rafale deal.

When not to claim your motor insurance

When not to claim your motor insurance

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

Mukesh Kumar, Executive Director HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, tells you how you can benefit by doing so

Lessons for Modi on good governance

Lessons for Modi on good governance

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

The changing fortunes of Lalit Modi

The changing fortunes of Lalit Modi

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Prakash Bhandari chalks the journey of Lalit Modi from his troubled adolescent days to his mid-life crisis, from his grand success at the India Premier League to his dramatic exit from it

Six mantras to get the best car loan deal

Six mantras to get the best car loan deal

Rediff.com4 Jan 2015

These tips can save a lot of money for every car loan customer.

Burman's Swiss account had money from unknown entities

Burman's Swiss account had money from unknown entities

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Former Dabur director gave sketchy details of investors and his employer after two years of tax summons.

Rafale deal cleared, to be signed on Friday

Rafale deal cleared, to be signed on Friday

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

The integration of the Rafale jets will allow the IAF to hit targets inside both Pakistan and across the northern and eastern borders while still staying within India's territory.

Rs 30,000 crore to be spent on Lok Sabha elections

Rs 30,000 crore to be spent on Lok Sabha elections

Rediff.com16 Mar 2014

A whopping Rs 30,000 crore is likely to be spent by the government, political parties and candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, making it by far the most expensive electoral exercise in Indian history.

The economics of power generation

The economics of power generation

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Studies suggest net benefits of hydro-power, nuclear energy or natural gas as sources of electricity are greater than those of wind and solar.

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